Friday, June 9, 2017

Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin - 05 to 09 June 2017

Global hazards weekly bulletin

Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 05th to 09th June 2017

Australia

Asthma sufferers struggle to breathe while bushfire prevention burns cover Perth in smoke

 

Bangladesh

Cyclone Mora: Indian Navy ship rescues 27 in Bangladesh

Cyclone Mora kills five, damages 1000s of homes in Bangladesh

 

India

India sizzles under extreme heat wave conditions; Punjab's Bhatinda, UP's Banda record whopping 48 degrees Celsius

Palam 47 degree Celsius: Delhi's hottest day in 2 years

Women, 2 kids killed in landslide

Heat wave kills 10 in Uttar Pradesh; simmering Delhi looks forward to rain, thunderstorm: 10 facts

16 dead in Odisha, 2 in Gujarat as heat wave sweeps through nation

 

Indonesia

Thousands of Houses Inundated in Sulawesi, 1 Dead and 3 Missing

At Least 3 Dead, 3 Missing in Indonesia Floods

Floods, landslides hit regions

 

Mexico

Tropical Storm Beatriz leaves five dead in Mexico

Beatriz' death toll reaches six in Oaxaca

 

South Africa

Death toll in Cape storms, fire rises

8 dead as storm brings rain to drought-hit Cape Town

Fires and worst storm in decades kill nine people in South Africa

 

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: UN assists storm victims, seeks to contain diseases 'spiralling out of control'

 

United Kingdom

Hundreds without power after strong winds and rain

High winds leave hundreds of homes without power

Man killed by falling tree as UK buffeted by high winds

 

Other items of interest

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Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit To Make Cities More Resilient

As natural disasters rise, countries call for action on resilient crisis recovery planning

Map updates risk areas for bushfires

The New European Consensus on Development: 'Our World, Our Dignity, Our Future'

Health facilities in seven Caribbean countries to be transformed to be disaster resistant

EU presents its strategy for more resilient states and societies around the world

From floods to fires, Russia sees stronger climate impacts - but efforts to adapt lag

Prepare better today for tomorrow's natural disasters – It's possible

Facebook launches disaster maps to help aid workers save lives

Rising sea levels will boost moderate floods in some areas, severe floods in others

Madagascar sees early warning and preparedness as key to cut disaster risk

Insuring against climate risk in Kenya

A housing policy that could almost pay for itself? Think retrofitting

US economy takes $4bn hit from May severe weather; insurance payouts approach $3bn, according to Aon catastrophe report

 

 

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